QuickBooks SimpleStart

If you are a new start-up business, new to Barclays and you want a basic way to manage sales, expenses and customers then QuickBooks SimpleStart as part of Barclays Business Essentials is the right software solution for you...

Using SimpleStart you will be able to see where your business is at any time – and this will help you to make the right business decisions at the right time.

Worth over £40*, QuickBooks SimpleStart allows you to:

  • track money-in and money-out - create professional looking invoices, estimates and sales receipts with one click. See how much you've collected and which invoices haven't been paid. Drill down and get the details of actual bills, invoices and payments 
  • get tax totals - SimpleStart categorises and tracks expenses and income as you write cheques and record sales. Select 'Tax Reports' and get an instant report of the totals you need for your return
  • create financial reports - instantly, choose from more than 14 essential reports with one click and customise report templates to best meet your needs
  • get off to the best possible start - 45 days worth of free technical support. You'll have access to technical experts to help you with any SimpleStart queries you have in your first 45 days 
  • always keep your software up to date - you'll always receive the latest version of QuickBooks SimpleStart for the duration of your subscription to Business Essentials.

    Here is an overview of the key features within QuickBooks SimpleStart: 

Feature

SimpleStart

Balance sheet summary
report

Yes

Accounts receivable 
tracking

Yes

Multiple companies

Yes

Customer and supplier
tracking

Yes

Invoice customers and track
payments

Yes

Track cash, credit and bank
accounts

Yes

Cash based VAT
management

Yes

 

Sage Instant Accounts


Sage Instant Accounts is the simplest way of tracking your cash, while making sure you have your vital financial information at your fingertips...

hWith Sage Instant Accounts as part of Barclays Business Essentials, you'll have the peace of mind that your books balance, while the reporting function in the software helps you understand what state your business is really in.

Worth over £100*, and available as part of the Business Essentials package for new Barclays customers, here are just some of the benefits you could see from using Sage Instant Accounts:

  • Organise and record - your sales and purchases, customer and supplier contacts, invoicing and VAT 
  • Get a snapshot of your finances - so you can understand where your money comes from, which customers are the most profitable and where it goes to
  • Step-by-step guidance - process maps make completing key business tasks like taking payments and recording them simple
  • Stay on top of your finances - a Bank Reconcilation process allows you to match money recorded in Sage Instant with your bank statements
  • Create and customise - quotations and then easily turn them into invoices so you are not entering the same information twice 
  • Apply discounts - to suit your needs, whether it's for individual items, customers or to make changes across the board
  • Get off to the best possible start - 45 days worth of free technical support. You'll have access to technical experts to help you with any Sage Instant queries you have in your first 45 days.


Sage Instant makes managing your customers, products, accounts and your VAT return easy and simple, so you have more time to spend doing what you do best, running your business.

Sage Instant full feature list:

Feature

Sage Instant

My business set-up

Yes

Easy navigation

Yes

Step by step process maps

Yes

Smart columns

Yes

Customer and supplier lists

Yes

Customer and supplier records

Yes

Customisable quotations and
invoices

Yes

Flexible discounting

Yes

Transaction e-Mail

Yes

Credit control

Yes

Audit assistant

Yes

Profit and loss and balance sheet
reports

Yes

VAT returns

Yes

Accounts analyser and graphs

Yes

Integrates with Microsoft Office

Yes

PDF generation

Yes

Bank reconciliation

Yes

Customisable reporting

Yes

Product list

Yes

Product records

Yes


Sage Instant features as part of the Barclays Business Essentials subscription package

 *All prices are shown on the respective partner's website and are exclusive of VAT